On August 19th 1985 the decomposing body of an infant girl was found in an alleyway behind a Baldwin hills apartment building which is located at 4206 Santo Tomas Dr, Los Angeles CA. Sweetie Doe died due to pneumonia, however the pneumonia was brought on by malnutrition correlating to constant abuse which classed her case as a homicide. Sweetie was later cremated.

Date of Discovery: August 19, 1985
Location of Discovery: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Estimated Date of Death: 1985
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction.
Cause of Death: Homicide

Estimated Age: 10-12 months old
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Height: 2'2"
Weight: 14 lbs.
Hair: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Pierced ears. Long history of physical abuse, with scars and healed broken bones.

Dentals: Not available. Four teeth present; two central upper incisors and two lower central incisors.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Not available.

Clothing: None.
Jewelry: None.
Additional Personal Items: None.

Agency Name: Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Betsy Magdaleno, Medicolegal Death Investigator
Agency Phone Number: 323-343-0512
Agency E-mail: IDUnit@coroner.lacounty.gov
Agency Case Number: 1985-10603

Agency Name: Los Angeles Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Detective Marie Grebinski
Agency Phone Number: 1-877-527-3247
Agency E-mail: contact.lapdonline@lapd.online
Agency Case Number: 85-03-24266 Jane Doe # 61

NCIC Case Number: U060017688
NamUs Case Number: 4197
NCMEC Case Number: 1184450
Former Hot Case Number: 1435

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A white female estimated to be 16–19 years old was discovered on March 5, 1979, washed onto rocks beneath the south end of the Bahia Honda Bridge in Bahia Honda State Park. Investigators estimated she had died about 3 hours earlier from accidental drowning or possible suicide. Her face remained recognizable, and there were no signs of trauma.

She was approximately 5’5”, weighed 110–115 pounds, and had curly shoulder-length auburn or brown hair with brown eyes. She had a healed scar on her right index fingernail, well-manicured nails, and appeared generally healthy, although she may have had smoking-related emphysema.

Dental records were available and noted a porcelain/metal crown on an upper front tooth, several fillings, and healed extraction sites. Fingerprints were also available, but DNA was not.

She was wearing blue Lee jeans (30x32A) and a black Eclipse tank top (size small, made in Korea). No jewelry or other personal belongings were documented.

Key identifying points:

• White female
• Estimated 16–19 years old
• Height 5’5”, weight 110–115 lbs
• Auburn/brown curly shoulder-length hair, thin eyebrows
• Brown eyes
• Healed scar on right index fingernail
• Well-maintained nails
• Dental work: porcelain/metal crown on upper front tooth, multiple fillings, some teeth previously extracted with healed sockets
• Possible history of smoking-related respiratory issues (emphysema signs)
• Clothing: blue Lee jeans (30x32A) and black Eclipse tank top (size small, made in Korea)
• Fingerprints available, but no DNA profile available

NAMUS
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/6251

The papers made some interesting connections between this Jane Doe and various other grisly murders in Northern California in the 1990s. Most notably the case was tied to the 1994 murder of Sharalyn Murphy as both were similarly dismembered. Murphy’s body was dumped in Calaveras County, with no clothes, jewelry, head, or hands. With each victim the head was not located. The papers tried to link each victim to serial killer Cary Stayner, but there didn’t seem to be much to make of the theory.

This case could also potentially be related to the 1992 murder of Veronica Martinez, whose decapitated body was found in El Dorado County. That case was speculated to be linked to the 1991 kidnapping-murder of Cindy Wanner, which was recently solved.

This Sutter County Jane Doe is said to be white, between 24 and 32, about 5’6 and 115 pounds, with a hysterectomy scar on her abdomen. There is no listing of her on Namus. It appears that Sutter County does not have any Does listed.

Nassau County John Doe (April 2025)

On April 8, 2025, the decomposed body of a teenage boy or young man was found floating between dock slips in the Apache Yacht Club and Marina in Island Park, New York. The body of water is Wreck Lead Channel. He had sustained injuries consistent with being beaten and stabbed. He was thought to have been deceased 6 months prior to being found. He was given the placeholder name Nassau County John Doe (April 2025).

Physical Description

• Sex: Male

• Race: Black/Hispanic

• Age: 15-20 Years Old

• Height: 5'5"

• Weight: 130 Pounds

• Hair: Short Curly Black

• Eye Color: Unknown

Clothing & Accessories

• Tan Guerra T-Shirt With "ARCH", Mauro Mazzocchi, Charming Wonderful Personality," Size M

• Black Drawstring Pants, Size 32

• Gucci Underwear With Superhero Print

According To NamUs, He Has 0 Exclusions

If you have any information contact

Agency #1 Name: Nassau County Medical Examiner's Office

Agency Contact Person: N/A

Agency Phone Number: (516) 572-6400

Agency Case Number: 2025-1882

Agency #2 Name: Nassau County Police Department

Agency Contact Person: N/A

Agency Phone Number: (516) 573-8800

Agency Case Number: 2025CR331527

NamUs Case Number: 141998

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Oscar Martinez (2023)

On November 13, 2023, the body of a man with the possible name "Oscar Martinez" was found in a hotel room in Delta Charter Township, Michigan. The room had been rented by another person, who said they only knew the man by the name of Oscar. He had a recognizable face. His death was very recent prior to being found.

Physical Description

• Sex: Male

• Race: Hispanic/Latino

• Age: 40-50 Years Old

• Height: 5'7"

• Weight: 202 Pounds

• Hair: Gray

• Eye Color: Brown

Clothing & Accessories

• Black Rimmed Eyeglasses

• Empty Black Wallet

• Black Cellphone With Clear Case

According To NamUs, He Has 0 Exclusions

If you have any information contact

Agency Name: Eaton County Medical Examiner's Office

Agency Contact Person: N/A

Agency Phone Number: (517) 364-2561

Agency Case Number: A23-628

NamUs Case Number: 114356

The picture above is one caught of him on surveillance video. I hope we figure out who he is someday.

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In May 2022, a canoeist found the body of a boy, estimated to be between 3 and 7 years old, floating in the river Danube in Großmehring, a middle-sized village in the middle of Bavaria, Germany. It is believed the boy was in the river for 2 - 3 months until he was found.

Since then, he wasn't identified. The boy was wrapped into plastic foil and his body was weighted with a paving stone manufactured by the brand "Diephaus". The stone, model "Natura Vigo" measures 40x20x6 cm. Although investigators weren't able to get many information about the unknown boy, they stated he was around 1,10m tall with a weight around 15kg. Additionally they mentioned that the boy had dark blonde to brown hair as well as blue eyes.

An Interpol investigator stated the boys' blood group was 0 and they believe he was not originally German, but likely from a bordering country or a country further away. Interpol believes it's most likely the boy was between 5 and 6 years old when he died. Furthermore, investigators stated it's likely the boy fell victim to a homicide.

In 2023, a British mother claimed the boy looks similar to her son Ben, who vanished in 1991 during a vacation on the Greek island of Kos, DNA tests resulted in the Danube boy not being Ben.

Age: 3 - 7 years old

Height: 1,10m

Weight: ~15kg

Hair color: Dark blonde to brown

Eye color: Blue

Ethnicity/Skin color: White

Blood type: 0

Items found with him:

Plastic foil wrap, 40x20x6 cm long gray pavement stone, brand "Diephaus", model "Natura Vigo"

Contact: Kriminalpolizeiinspektion Ingolstadt, +49 841 93430

Sources: Bundeskriminalamt

InFranken.de

The images attached are the girl’s reconstructions. I originally attached the photo of the boy’s legs, but it didn’t post for some reason, though the photo can be found on his unidentified wiki page, it isn’t graphic.

Between the years 1921 and 1951, in Los Angeles County, California, a boy and a girl died from a dynamite explosion.

The case and case photos were found in homicide detective Jack Huddleston’s scrapbook, and the full postmortem photos can be found in the book: ‘Death Scenes, A Homicide Detectives Scrapbook’, by Katherine Dunn and Sean Tejaratchi, on pages 58 and 59. The detective worked between 1921 and 1951, which is how they got the estimate for the year of death. The photos of the boy and girl were not dated. The review of the book Death Scenes refers to the deceased as “a young lover couple”, though this is likely just speculation.

Supposedly, the two of them were seen playing by, or in, a dam, and one of them (thought to be the boy because of the injuries he sustained) picked up a stick of dynamite, or was playing with a stick of dynamite. The dynamite exploded in their hands, and killed them instantly. While the date of death is unknown, the police were called instantly and the post mortem interval was minutes.

Websleuths user ‘MelmothTheLost’ gave a list of dams built in Los Angeles between the years 1921-1951:
Mulholland Dam (1923-1924)
Rindge Dam (1924-1926)
St Francis Dam (1924-1926) (Failed in 1928, Demolished in 1929)
Santa Anita Dam (1924-1927)
Little Rock Dam (1924, renovated in 1932, nearly failed in 1938; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little\_Rock\_Dam)
Bouquet Canyon Dam (1934)
Hansen Dam (1939-1940) (US Army Corps of Engineers)
Santa Fe Dam (1941-1949) (US Army Corps of Engineers)
Sepulveda Dam (1941-1949) (US Army Corps of Engineers)

Dynamite was used to build dams. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Dams_in_Los_Angeles_County,_California)

The Boy

The boy was estimated to have been between 4-17 years old (a very large gap but it’s what each source i could find for him says), he was wearing dark-coloured loafers; dark socks; medium-toned pants and possibly a dark-coloured, long-sleeved shirt. His height, weight, eye colour, hair colour and any distinguishing features he may have had, are all unknown.

His body was in such bad condition that the most recognisable part of him were his legs and feet, his upper body and head were destroyed, and because of this they were not able to create a facial reconstruction, however, according to a Websleuths user, ‘whorton’, who owns a copy of the book, said: “The boy has nothing but pulp left where his head was. His feet and legs are intact. The male is laying on the ground with a few plants and lots of dirt clods. He appears to be wearing dress pants, a sport jacket and both of his shoes are on his feet; his shoes appear to be ankle high (it’s hard to tell from the angle of the photo), and the tips are curved and pointed, though this feature could just be the result of a stretch/warp in the photo. He is laying on his back and we are viewing it from the head downward towards his feet. The only damage seems to be extensive fragmentation to his head, making it unrecognisable. His right arm is draped over his body and his hand is missing or mangled. It is difficult to discern if there is blood near his head, or just shadows. The photo was well lit and appears to have been taken in the early afternoon.”, though another Websleuths user, ‘ladyballplayer’, said: “His head looks like it was smashed not "blown off". There's no brain matter in the vicinity. That photo doesn't look like the damage was caused by something exploding in his hands at all. I can't wrap my head around how these injuries could have happened at the same time. Was she holding the stick with her hands and feet next to his head while he was lying on the ground?”

The Girl

The girl was estimated to have been between 13-19 years old, she was wearing a light-coloured, long-sleeved top, a dark-coloured skirt or pants, and dark-coloured socks with stripes at the top.

Websleuths user ‘whorton’, who owns the book and has seen the photos, described the girl’s injuries in the photo as: “The female appears to be laying on sand with no plants visible. (appears to be a beach almost.) She is also laying on her back with her face clearly visible and in remarkable condition. Left side facing us. Her left foot appears mangled, but right leg is missing mid tib fib region. Clothing is pretty extensively ravaged and she may have avulsed intestines. Her face is largely intact however there is damage to the right side of her face.”

Alternatives / Theories / Suggestions

The Idea That The Two Were Originally Identified

Something that has been speculated about a lot with this case is that the two could’ve been identified when the incident happened, but due to the bad record keeping their identification went missed later on, or just wasn’t documented.

Were The Photos Really Of The Incident?

Some users on Websleuths speculated that, because the two photos weren’t just one photo (the photo of the boy and the photo of the girl were on two different pages, with the pages being next to eachother) and that the injuries (though whether you believe the injuries align with an explosion or not is your opinion) didn’t align with an explosion, that the photos may have been of separate incidents, and that Huddleston may have been misremembering the background of the two photos, and falsely believing the photos belonged to another case. This could also be why there isn’t a newspaper available about a dynamite explosion involving two young adults/teens/children.

Huddleston also did have photos from different States, and it has also been considered that the photos were from the dynamite case Huddleston thought they were from, but that they didn’t occur in California like he thought they did.

Ending Note: I apologise for any typos this post may have. If anything is misspelt or confusing, let me know and i will correct it and/or explain it a little better. I couldn’t find much of anything on this case, but i tried to compile everything i could find.

Sources:
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=225ufca

https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Los_Angeles_Jane_Doe_(1921-1951)

https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Los_Angeles_John_Doe_(1921-1951)

https://websleuths.com/threads/ca-los-angeles-county-whtfem-225ufca-1-of-2-children-killed-by-dynamite-1921-1951.87375/

(Postmortem Warning, Photo of The Girl’s Face/Head) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jane_Doe_1921_-_1951_(2).jpg

(Graphic Content Warning, Various Graphic Postmortem Photos. This link is to a review of the book Death Scenes): https://anil.aggrawal.org/ij/vol_002_no_002/reviews/pb/page003a.html

They lost 'heulmeisje' body

honestly can't believe the Dutch police have lost the body of the Heath Girl ("Heulmeisje"). After all these years, they're now saying they think her jaw might be somewhere in a storage facility.

How is it even possible to lose the body of a murdered girl? This is not only a crucial piece of evidence, but also the remains of a human being who deserved respect and justice.

I find this absolutely unbelievable. Does anyone else think this level of negligence is completely unacceptable?

Detroit Jane Doe (December 2018)

On December 2, 2018, the skull of a woman was found in a flowerpot outside of Marion Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. The person who spotted it initially thought it was a leftover Halloween decoration. The skull was missing it's lower jaw area and was discovered resting on top of the potted soil just outside the church's front doors. She was given the placeholder Detroit Jane Doe (December 2018).

Physical Description

• Sex: Female

• Race: White/Black

• Age: 35-69 Years Old

• Nothing More Could Be Determined

According To NamUs, She Has 0 Exclusions

If you have any information contact

Agency Name: Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office

Agency Contact Person: N/A

Agency Phone Number: (313) 833-2504

Agency Case Number: 18-14400

NamUs Case Number: 53981

LINKS

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CBC

FoxNews

Hello everyone!

I have been researching the cold cases of Elko County, Nevada, and the highly probable connection between the local 1970s Jane Does. While looking closely at Devil's Gate Jane Doe (NamUs UP #11310), I came across a missing person profile that was only recently added to the system: Deborah Lee Hudler (NamUs MP #154427), who went missing from Denver, Colorado, in May 1972. The physical, medical, and geographical overlaps between them are striking. Here is a breakdown of why this matches perfectly

Height and Build: Jane Doe's height is listed as exactly 5'5" (65 inches). Deborah Hudler’s missing profile lists her height as exactly 5'5" as well. This is an exact match.

Age and Skeleton State: Jane Doe’s age was estimated at 15–18. Deborah was 13 at the time of her disappearance. However, Jane Doe's remains were partial, severely skeletonized, and degraded after spending an entire hot summer in the desert (the torso was never recovered). Given the post-mortem interval and the lack of a complete skeleton, a tall 13-year-old could easily fit into this biological range.

Hair Color: Jane Doe is described as having long, golden/strawberry blonde hair with curls at the ends. Deborah's hair is listed as reddish-brown. It is a well-known taphonomic fact that human hair sun-bleaches and lightens significantly when exposed to the intense desert sun for months.

The Dental & Fluoride Connection: Jane Doe had a very specific trait: brown-stained teeth with white mottling (fluorosis), indicating she was raised in an area with high fluoride levels in the water. In the US, this is heavily prevalent in parts of Texas and Colorado. Deborah went missing from Denver, Colorado, which explains the environmental stain on Jane Doe's teeth. Furthermore, Jane Doe had an extreme upper tooth projection (prognathism) and no dental work/fillings.

The Chipped Tooth: NamUs specifically notes that Jane Doe had a partial missing tooth #8 antemortem (a lifetime chip on her front right central incisor). If you look closely at Deborah’s second available photograph (which I have attached), she appears to have a very visible chip or alignment issue on that exact front tooth. The Footwear and Size Discrepancy: Jane Doe wore a pair of "La Fisa" 4-inch platform clogs. What always puzzled researchers was the tiny shoe size listed in the report: US 4 to 4.5 (approx. European 34-35). For a 5'5" teenager estimated to be up to 18 years old, a size 4 shoe is exceptionally rare. However, for a 13-year-old child who is going through a rapid height growth spurt but whose feet haven't fully grown yet, this tiny shoe size makes complete sense. She likely wore these platforms to look taller and more adult while on the run.

Timeline and Interstate I-80: Deborah Hudler disappeared from the Fort Logan psychiatric hospital in Denver on May 23, 1972. Jane Doe was found on October 2, 1972, but the FBI laboratory report established a post-mortem interval of 4 to 12 weeks, placing her death as early as July 8, 1972. The distance between Denver and Elko is roughly 600 miles, connected directly via Interstate 80 corridor—a notorious route for hitchhikers and active serial predators in 1972.

A Final Thought on the Elko County Series: The FBI's earliest estimated date of death for Devil's Gate Jane Doe (July 8) aligns almost perfectly with the estimated time of death for Starr Valley Jane Doe, who was found nearby on July 14, 1972. Could Deborah have been traveling with an older friend she met on the road, with both girls falling victim to the same predator during the July 4th holiday weekend?

Since Deborah's profile was created so recently, I highly doubt a manual comparison has been done yet. I strongly feel this is worth submitting to the Elko County Sheriff's Office.

What are your thoughts on this comparison? Thank you all for reading!

namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/11310

namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/154427

Detroit John Doe (August 1991)

On August 31, 1991, a man died in the hospital after jumping from an overpass onto Lodge Freeway (M-10) in Detroit, Michigan. He recognizable face. He was given the placeholder name Detroit John Doe (August 1991).

Physical Description

• Sex: Male

• Race: White/Caucasian

• Age: 40-60 Years Old

• Height: 6'1"

• Weight: 187 Pounds

• Hair: Short, Neatly Trimmed Black

• Eye Color: Brown

Distinguishing Marks/Features

• Full, Neatly Trimmed Black Beard

• Mustache With Graying On The Sides

• Sun-Tanned Skin

Clothing & Accessories

• Pants

• Underwear

• Socks

• Shoes

Exclusions (People He Is Not)

• Gordon Page Jr.

• Craig Alexander

If you have any information contact

Agency Name: Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office

Agency Contact Person: N/A

Agency Phone Number: (313) 833-2504

Agency Case Number: 91-7108

NamUs Case Number: 11879

LINKS

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Doe Network

Date of Discovery: July 2, 1979
Location of Discovery: Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California
Estimated Date of Death: 3-7 years prior
State of Remains: Near complete or complete skeleton
Cause of Death: Homicide

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 16-21 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'3", estimated
Weight: Unknown; medium build
Hair: Brown or auburn
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Previously broken rib, healed; broken arm at time of death.

Identifiers

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unavailable
DNA: Unavailable

Clothing and Personal Items

Clothing: None
Jewelry: None
Additional Personal Items: Hard contact lens inside a metal candy tin decorated with cherries found near the remains.

Circumstances of Discovery: Hikers found skeletal remains, nude and hog-tied, in a steep ravine along a creek west of Calistoga Road near Santa Rosa. The decedent had been stuffed in a duffle or laundry-type bag before she was dumped approximately one hundred yards from where the body of Lori Lee Kursa was recovered seven years earlier.

She is a victim of the Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murder, which included the deaths of least seven female hitchhikers between 1972 to 1974. Several suspects, including the Zodiac Killer, Arthur Leigh Allen, and Ted Bundy have been considered, but no one has yet to be convicted.

This woman is the only unidentified victim attributed to this serial killer. She was previously speculated to be Jeannette Kamahele, but dental comparison and DNA ruled her out.

If you have any information on the potential identity of this Jane Doe, or of the circumstances surrounding her death, please contact the following:

Agency Name: Sonoma County Sheriff-Coroner Unit
Agency Contact Person: Adrian Mancilla
Agency Phone Number: 707-565-5070
Agency E-mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 28163

Agency Name: Sonoma County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Violent Crimes Unit
Agency Phone Number: 707-565-2185
Agency E-mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 79-0356009

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 17490

Links:

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=1525UFCA

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/17490

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_hitchhiker_murders#Unidentified_remains

https://www.santarosahitchhikermurders.com/jane_doe.php

https://listverse.com/2019/04/02/10-horrific-facts-about-the-santa-rosa-hitchhiker-murders/

UPDATE: Police has published a new press release. They state that they have presumably identified this Doe but DNA testing is still pending.

Marked NSFW because the link contains post mortem pictures.

EDIT, please read before you look at the pictures in the link: They are more explicit than usual. The face picture looks violent. If you struggle with seeing pictures like this, I very much recommend not looking.

Just saw someone posting this on Threads and thought I‘d share here because I know Reddit has a lot of Cosplay fans and maybe some of them are in this sub.

Approximate translation of what the police in NRW stated:

The unidentified deceased person was found floating in the Rhine on the 2nd of June 2026 by police officers and was recovered by the fire department. The body shows self harm scars and many tattoos, including on the face. Based on the clothes the person can be associated with the Cosplay scene. There was a Manga convention in Düsseldorf on May 30th and 31st.

Biological sex: male

Time of discovery: 02.06.2026

Place of discovery: Rheinkilometer 694

Estimated age: 20-30

Description: Presenting as female, with long hair, skirt, done nails, red earrings and a silver coloured ring

Height: 180cm

Clothing: two jackets (beige and black), a t-shirt with a manga character, short skirt with white belt, black leggings

Hair colour: brown

Eye colour: brown

Body shape: thin

EDIT 2: The picture linked in this comment that may show the victim alive has been posted in the comments and also on other social media: https://www.reddit.com/r/gratefuldoe/s/k9KbDanFNm
the user who posted it on Facebook initially says that police confirmed it‘s a picture of the victim to them personally, but as far as I can see there has been no public statement about this.

EDIT 3: the person in the picture above seems to have contacted the photographer and has informed them that she‘s alive and not our Doe. I‘m leaving my previous edit up (but crossed out) for transparency and context.

EDIT 4: There have been new developements. Someone on Tiktok has stated she knows the deceased. There are Tiktok and Twitter accounts of the person the Doe might be and the tattoos seem to match. The police has already been informed and is looking into it.

Source + police contact info: https://polizei.nrw/fahndung/208247 no

Bradley was last seen by his family on December 8, 1987 in London, Ontario. He was reported missing to police on March 11, 1988. On May 12, 1988, Bradley was a passenger on s motorcycle when it crashed into a pole, killing both him and the driver. However, police could not identify his body and he was buried as an unknown decedent. Police received new information in 2025 that Bradley had been involved in a motorcycle accident in Toronto. This led to his missing person's case being connected to the accident, and eventually the confirmation of his identity in June 2026. 38 years passed by but Bradley Verbeek finally has his name!

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Artistic rendering by Kelly Lawson.

Date of Discovery: May 25, 1975
Location of Discovery: Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona
Estimated Date of Death: Unknown
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only.
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 30-55 yrs
Race: White / Caucasian Hispanic / Latino
Sex: Male
Height: 5'4" - 5'10"
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: This individual was described by an anthropologist who examined the skull in 1975 as having a hawk like nose. Subsequent studies at UNT state that the decedent had above average muscular development at some point in life. Round cranium and long nose with a bump."

Identifiers

Dentals: Badly abscessed teeth and the first pre-molar in the lower right quadrant had a filling, the first molar in the upper right quadrant had two very small fillings.
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing and Personal Items

Clothing: Sweatshirt, Brown slacks 38-40" waist, 30" inseam, Koratron fabric, U.S. Air Force green on the outside and orange on the inside jacket, White and blue boxer shorts
Jewelry: Gray metal Nanco watch with 17 jewels, no band, and the numbers 12, 3, 6, and 9 on the face.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery: Unidentified male found in the Grand Canyon.

If you have any information on the potential identity of this John Doe, or of the circumstances surrounding his death, please contact the following:

Agency Name: Coconino County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: 928-774-4523
Agency E-mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: Unknown

Agency Name: Coconino County Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: 928-679-8775
Agency E-mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 14-595

NamUs Case Number: 119832

Links:

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=4035UMAZ

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/119832?nav

https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-up119832-unidentified/145259265/?__cf_chl_f_tk=zv2fXJoOSvfR1Bda0pKw4v.z6QZdLiQWmSBR4xagids-1783096472-1.0.1.1-scIRICcmk0ucppCyDoJ70R53iVVTpmUYBjEmCWQjVz0

Soon after 11:00 am on June 16, 2026, park workers spotted a body floating in the water near the marshland at North Woodmere Park in Valley View, New York and called the authorities. North Woodmere Park is along Hook Creek, which flows through Queens and Nassau County, connecting the Valley Stream area to Jamaica Bay. Emergency personnel responded to the scene, secured the location, and removed the body.

An examination determined that the remains belonged to a white male, with an age range of 30-70, a height range of 5'0" - 5'6", and a weight range of 120-190 lb. He had long, black, shoulder length hair and had been wearing a white, long sleeved thermal shirt (size small), black stretchy pants, black underwear, and black socks (pictures in the NamUs link). His remains were decomposed so other details could not be determined. It is estimated that he died in 2025.

The Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Squad is investigating the case.

Details of NamUs UP159996

ME/C Case Number: 2026-3058

Biological Sex: Mal

Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian

Estimated Age Range (Years): 30-70

Estimated Year of Death: 2025

Height: 5' 0"-5' 6"(60-66 inches), Estimated

Weight: 120-190 lbs, Estimated [His thermal shirt is size small, which would suggest he was in the lower end of that weight range.]

Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing / putrefaction

Hair Color: Black

Head Hair Description: long, shoulder length

Eye Color: unknown

Clothing: Long sleeve thermal shirt, white color (size small); underwear, color black; long stretchy pants, color black; socks, color black

Pictures are included in the NamUs link.

Links

NamUs: https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/159996

5 Towns Central: https://5townscentral.com/2026/06/16/body-pulled-from-north-woodmere-park-waters-updated/

Scifisland.com: https://scifisland.com/body-recovered-from-water-at-north-woodmere-park-investigation-underway/

Hoodline: https://hoodline.com/2026/06/body-pulled-from-north-woodmere-park-pond-as-homicide-cops-move-in/